Research Location Summaries for Canada



Climatic Zone - 3

Brooks, Alberta, Canada Brook Horts. Research Station*

Cultivar
Division
Perianth Color
Corona Color
Flowering Date

Height
(inches/cm)

Actaea 9 White Red ND ND
Cheerfulness 4 White Yellow ND ND
Flower Record 2 White Red ND ND
King Alfred 1 Yellow Yellow ND ND
Mount Hood 1 White White ND ND
Scarlet Elegance 2 Yellow Red ND ND
Yellow Sun 2 Yellow Yellow ND ND

*All cultivars were rated good and perennialized when provided with an adequate winter protection (mulch).

Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada

Cultivar
Division
Perianth Color
Corona Color
Flowering Date

Height
(inches/cm)

Barrett Browning 3 White Red May 14 22/55
Carlton 2 Yellow Yellow May 5 20/50
February Gold 6 Yellow Yellow May 14 12/30
Geranium 8 White Orange May 28 16/40
Ice Follies 2 White White May 14 22/55
Tresamble 5 White White May 23 16/40
Unsurpassable 1 Yellow Yellow May 14 18/45

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Beaver Lodge, Alberta
Cultivar
Division
Perianth Color
Corona Color
Flowering Date

Height
(inches/cm)

Actaea* 9 White Red ND ND

*Cultivar was rated good and perennialized when provided with adequate winter protection (mulch).

Climatic Zone - 4

Ottawa, Canada

Cultivar
Division
Perianth Color
Corona Color
Flowering Date

Height
(inches/cm)

Canaliculatus 10 White Yellow May 14 5/12.5
Cyclamineus 6 Yellow Yellow April 24 10/25
Jonquilla 7 Yellow Yellow June 3 11/27.5
Thalia 5 White White May 14 12/30
W.P. Milner 1 White White April 30 6/15


Climatic Zone - 5

Truro, Nova Scotia
Cultivar
Division
Perianth Color
Corona Color
Flowering Date

Height
(inches/cm)

Barrett Browning 3 White Red May 15 22/55
Carlton 2 Yellow Yellow May 8 16/40
Geranium 8 White Orange May 24 11/27.5
Ice Follies 2 White White May 9 21/52.5
King Alfred 1 Yellow Yellow May 5 21/52.5
Texas 4 Yellow Orange May 15 15/37.5
Unsurpassable 1 Yellow Yellow May 11 20/50

Climatic Zone - 8

British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Cultivar
Division
Perianth Color
Corona Color
Flowering Date

Height
(inches/cm)

Barrett Browning 3 Red White March 10 17/42.5
Carlton 2 Yellow Yellow March 5 18/45
February Gold 6 Yellow Yellow March 5 7/17.5
Geranium 8 White Orange April 5 15/35
Ice Follies 2 White White March 10 19/47.5
Thalia 5 White White April 10 13/32.5
Unsurpassable 1 Yellow Yellow March 15 18/45

 

CZ-3 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Louis Lenz
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada

CZ-4 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Trevor Cole
Plant Research Institute
Ornamental Grounds
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada

 

CZ-5 Truro, N.S., Canada
Dr. John A. Morley and Dr. John Higgins
Department of Plant Science
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Truro, N.S., B2N 5E3 Canada

 

CZ-5 Truro, N.S., Canada
Dr. John A. Morley and Dr. John Higgins
Department of Plant Science
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Truro, N.S., B2N 5E3 Canada
CZ-8 Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Dr. Gerald B. Straley
The Botanical Garden
University of British Columbia
6501 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1W5 Canada
 

 

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